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I am starting a separate thread to discuss about  the famous Robur crystal press. I mentioned it in another forum and some replied back and kind of got me out of concern. I just got a brand new Robur tool.  I am very excited about it, but I have a concern. The spindle of the tool seems to have some side shake, and it worries me that it may be a problem when installing crystals. Some one replied on another forum, and told me those tools have a little play on the spindle which makes me feel more at peace, but I wanted to upload a video of the tool to see if some of the people that own a Robur press can tell me if that side shake is within the normal or if it’s too much, or if it’s just mine that has that problem. Thank you all for the help!

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2 hours ago, JseTay said:

Well, apparently I can’t upload the video.

Correct, the forum doesn’t allow for video upload. The normal practice is to upload the video to YouTube or similar and then link it here.

 

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I also just bought a Robur press and posted a thread about how hard it is to insert a die in the upper cylinder.  If you've found that issue I'd appreciate knowing about it as well.

So after I saw this I checked the side shake on mine and yeah, there is definitely some.  Since I haven't actually used it yet I can't say if it would be a problem since you tend to line everything up by hand as you progress downward with the press, correct?  The angle of the error does increase as you lower the press; not bad near the top though.  Will be interested to hear what other Robur owners say...

I can always take a little video and upload to my youtube account as well.

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Definitely an interesting topic and even more interesting where it might lead. Are we maybe getting to the point that the MBA program has taken us to the scenario that QC and tight tolerance in traditional high end manufacturers has been watered down? Possibly to the point that the quality of Aliexpress kit is rising to the level that the traditional manufacturers are coming down to?

I expect a certain amount of fettling with any tool and have taken the view if I buy a high end item that it would need little or none, with the obverse being that if I buy cheap then I’ve got a few expected hours of work ahead.

worried that this rule no longer holds and you end up with the same no matter how much or little you spend.

 

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11 hours ago, linux said:

I also just bought a Robur press and posted a thread about how hard it is to insert a die in the upper cylinder.  If you've found that issue I'd appreciate knowing about it as well.

So after I saw this I checked the side shake on mine and yeah, there is definitely some.  Since I haven't actually used it yet I can't say if it would be a problem since you tend to line everything up by hand as you progress downward with the press, correct?  The angle of the error does increase as you lower the press; not bad near the top though.  Will be interested to hear what other Robur owners say...

I can always take a little video and upload to my youtube account as well.

I am sorry I can’t help with the question about fitting the dies on the top hole. I haven’t got the set of dies yet, but I haven’t even used the tool at all because I am waiting for an answer from Cousins to see if I should send the tool back or to see what they want to do about it. I feel kind of disappointed because you expect better quality when you pay $250 for just the press without the dies. I have a cheap $50 Chinese press with dies that probably has as much side shake as that one and it does the job, but in a process of getting better tools as I progress through my watchmaking journey, I decided to buy this tool since everyone talks about how good they are, but I honestly was expecting more for the money.

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